Nurse executive director effectiveness: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 374-381

  Kirk, Helen ^a  

^a HK Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical effectiveness; Director of nursing; Nursing leadership

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EUROPE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EUROPE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; NEGOTIATING; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 40449085276     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00783.x     Document Type: Review

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